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University of Illinois Extension - Selecting Shrubs for Your Home
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100 shrubs.

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Alleghany Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis

American Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum trilobum

American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis

Arrowwood Viburnum
Viburnum dentatum

Beautybush
Kolkwitzia amabilis

Bigleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla

Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium

Bluebeard
Caryopteris x clandonensis

Border Forsythia
Forsythia x intermedia

Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora

Bridalwreath Spirea
Spiraea prunifolia

Burkwood Daphne
Daphne x burkwoodii

Burkwood Viburnum
Viburnum x burkwoodii

Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus
Euonymus alatus

Carolina Rhododendron
Rhododendron carolinianum

Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense

Chinese Juniper
Juniperus chinensis

Chinese Witchhazel
Hamamelis mollis

Common Boxwood
Buxus sempervirens

Common Juniper
Juniperus communis

Common Lilac
Syringa vulgaris

Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius

Common Pearlbush
Exochorda racemosa

Common Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana

Corneliancherry Dogwood
Cornus mas

Doublefile Viburnum
Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum

Dwarf Flowering Almond
Prunus glandulosa

Dwarf Fothergilla
Fothergilla gardenii

Dyer's Greenwood
Genista tinctoria

Early Forsythia
Forsythia ovata

European Cranberrybush Viburnum
Viburnum opulus

European Elderberry
Sambucus nigra

European Filbert
Corylus avellana

Father Hugo Rose
Rosa xanthina forma hugonis (Rosa hugonis)

Five Stamen Tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima

Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum

Fragrant Viburnum
Viburnum farreri

Glossy Abelia
Abelia x grandiflora

Golden Vicary Privet
Ligustrum x vicaryi

Harrison's Yellow Rose
Rosa x harisonii

Hybrid Witchhazel
Hamamelis x intermedia

Japanese Beautyberry
Callicarpa japonica

Japanese Kerria
Kerria japonica

Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum

Japanese Pieris
Pieris japonica

Kalm St. Johnswort
Hypericum kalmianum

Korean Barberry
Berberis koreana

Korean Boxwood
Buxus microphylla var. koreana

Korean Rhododendron
Rhododendron mucronulatum

Koreanspice Viburnum
Viburnum carlesii

Lantanaphyllum Viburnum
Viburnum x rhytidophylloides

Large Fothergilla
Fothergilla major

Late Lilac
Syringa villosa

Lemoine Deutzia
Deutzia x lemoine

Lemoine Mockorange
Philadelphus x lemoinei

Manchurian Lilac
Syringa pubescens subsp.patula

Mentor Barberry
Berberis x mentorensis

Meserve Hybrid Holly
Ilex x meserveae

Meyer Lilac
Syringa meyeri

Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia

Mountain Pieris
Pieris floribuda

Mugo Pine
Pinus mugo

Nanking Cherry, Manchu Cherry
Prunus tomentosa

Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia

Old Fashioned Weigela
Weigela florida

Oregon Grapeholly
Mahonia aquifolium

Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia

Panicle Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata

Purple Beautyberry
Callicarpa dichotoma

Purple-leaf Sand Cherry
Prunus x cistena

Redosier Dogwood
Cornus sericea or Cornus stolonifera

Redvein Enkianthus
Enkianthus campanulatus

Rockspray Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster horizontalis

Rose of Sharon, Shrub Althea
Hibiscus syriacus

Rugosa Rose
Rosa rugosa

Savin Juniper
Juniperus sabina

Scarlet Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea

Seven-sons Flower
Heptacodium miconioides

Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis

Shrubby Cinquefoil, Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa

Shrubby St. Johnswort
Hypericum prolificum

Siebold Viburnum
Viburnum sieboldii

Smokebush, Smoketree
Cotinus coggygria

Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens

Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra

Snowmound Nippon Spirea
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Spreading Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster divaricatus

Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina

Summersweet Clethra
Clethra alnifolia

Sweet Mockorange
Philadelphus coronarius

Sweetshrub, Carolina Allspice
Calycanthus floridus

Tatarian Honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica

Thunberg Spirea
Spiraea thunbergii

Ural Falsespirea
Sorbaria sorbifolia

Vanhoutte Spirea
Spiraea x vanhouttei

Vernal Witchhazel
Hamamelis vernalis

Wayfaringtree Viburnum
Viburnum lantana

White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus

Winter Honeysuckle
Lonicera fragrantissima

Winterberry
Ilex verticillata